Meg orders food at the counter of her favorite fast-food restaurant.The employee who takes her order steps aside and another employee then takes Meg's money.Although the two employees look somewhat different,Meg perceives that it is the same person who both took her order and money.This failure to perceive BEST illustrates _____ blindness.
A)change
B)inattentional
C)visual
D)feature

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This scenario best illustrates change blindness, which is a failure to notice large changes that occur in a visual scene, often due to a lack of attention or a brief distraction. In this case, Meg fails to notice the change in employees, suggesting she did not detect the switch, a classic example of change blindness.

Meg Orders Food at the Counter of Her Favorite Fast-Food